The School of Media and Public Affairs recently announced a unique opportunity to support SMPA students and honor two of our legendary faculty members who are retiring this year.

Named for Jarol Manheim, who literally wrote the book on strategic communication and led the development of the political communication major at GW, and Chris Sterling, who with his booming voice and deep research on radio brought media history to life, we have created the Manheim-Sterling Undergraduate Research Fund.

Through this fund, we will award two Manheim-Sterling Undergraduate Research Prizes each year.  One will go to a promising political communication student, the other to a journalism/mass communication major.  The awards will allow these students to collaborate with a faculty member, travel for research or reporting projects, or attend events to present a paper or project.

We hope you will consider this opportunity when making decisions about your philanthropy.

You may make your contribution by clicking here, or you may send a check payable to The George Washington University with “SMPA” in the memo line by mail to:

GW School of Media and Public Affairs
Attention: Laura Frugé
805 21st Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20052

Watch below as one of our fellowship recipients, Hadas Gold, discusses her experiences.